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German National Library closed during Easter

18 to 21 April 2025: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Leipzig: Wednesday, 30.04.2025

The reading rooms in the main building of the German National Library in Leipzig will close at 14:00 due to an event. The museum reading room, the music reading room and the service area are open until 18.00. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Data lab: programming for cultural studies

Screenshot einer Programmierung mit Python Grafik: André Wendler

Workshop from 16 to 18 September 2019 in Leipzig and from 25 to 27 November 2019 in Frankfurt am Main

Knowledge in cultural studies and the humanities is no longer stored only in books, museum holdings and archives, but is increasingly also being drawn from metadata, databases and data repositories. The ability to use Word is not enough when dealing with these. Our practical workshop will use specific examples to give you basic skills in programming that will make your day-to-day work with cultural data easier.

We will introduce you to programming with Python and familiarise you with various types of data. This will give you the skills you need not only to upload, prepare and analyse data, but also to present your results to the public.

The workshop is intended for students in the fields of humanities and cultural studies and interested staff at cultural and memorial institutions. No prior knowledge is required.

Workshop facilitators: Dr. Ramon Voges, Dr. André Wendler

Last changes: 09.02.2021

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